cars swerve down street, cities paralyzed and hundreds of thousands of people without power. >> very glad to be on my way home. >> first thing, what would you like to do? >> go home and see my wife. >> coming home. new this morning, an american detained in north korea since october is on a flight back to the united states. his journey, his first words as a free man, and why north korea let him go. >>> plus, today's the day all you college football fans, the s.e.c. championship. we are live outside the georgia dome for the fans, the festivities, and, of course, a whole lot of football. >>> good morning, everyone, happy saturday, i'm poppy harlow. >> and i'm victor blackwell. 10:00 here on the east coast, 7:00 out west. you're in the "cnn newsroom." >> thousands of cancellation, widespread power out ands, complete chaos on the roads. >> complete. >> this massive ice storm, it's paralyzing the south. >> a lot of the country, one person actually we now know killed this morning after their truck slid off of a very icy roadway in the dallas area. this video coming to us from our affiliate,